5. Security: Individuals can reduce the insecurity of “standing
alone”
Status: It provides recognition and status.
Self-esteem: It provides people the feelings of self-worth.
Affiliation: It can fulfill individuals social needs.
Power: It often makes what can not be achieved by individuals
possible.
Goal Achievement: The use of formal group w/ talent,
knowledge, or power to achieve a particular task.
13. What Determines Status?
The power a person wields over others
A person’s ability to contribute to a group’s goals
An individual’s personal characteristics
14. Size
Social Loafing: One of the most important findings related
to the size of group has been labeled as social loafing.
15. Cohesiveness
The degree to which members of the group
are attracted to each other and
motivated to stay in the group.
Related to the group’s productivity
16. Increasing group cohesiveness:
Make the group smaller.
Encourage agreement with group goals.
Increase time members spend together.
Increase group status and admission difficultly.
Stimulate competition with other groups.
Give rewards to the group, not individuals.
Physically isolate the group.
18. Group Decision Making
Groupversusthe individual:
Strengths
More complete
information
Increased diversity of
views
Higher quality of
decisions
Increased acceptance of
solutions
Weaknesses
More time consuming
Increased pressure to
conform
Domination by one or a
few members
Ambiguous responsibility
21. Team
A team is a group of two or more people
who interact and influence each other,
are mutually accountable for achieving
common objectives, and perceive
themselves as a social
unit within the Organization.
22. Why have teams become so popular?
Teams typically outperform individuals.
Teams use employee talents better.
Teams are more flexible and responsive to
changes in the environment.
Teams facilitate employee involvement.
Teams are an effective way to democratize
and organization and increase motivation.
23. Differencebetweengroupsandteams
BASIS FOR
COMPARISON
GROUP TEAM
Meaning
A collection of individuals who work
together in completing a task.
A group of persons having
collective identity joined
together, to accomplish a goal.
Leadership Only one leader More than one
Members Independent Interdependent
Process Discuss, Decide and Delegate. Discuss, Decide and Do.
Work Products Individual Collective
Focus on Accomplishing individual goals. Accomplishing team goals.
Accountability Individually Either individually or mutually
27. Turning Individuals Into Team Players:
The Challenges
• Overcoming individual resistance to team membership.
• Countering the influence of individualistic cultures.
• Introducing teams in an organization that has historically
valued individual achievement.
Shaping Team Players:
• Selecting employees who can fulfill their team.